About five minutes passed, and Gabriel came out of his room wearing a fashionable long black leather jacket, a ripped white t-shirt, shredded black skinny jeans, and black leather boots.
Bob was waiting by the door. When he saw his young master coming out, he did not say a word. Instead, Bob obediently followed Gabriel. As they were leaving the house, none of Gabriel's servants dared to look into his eyes. Fear was the only emotion flowing through the mansion as Gabriel walked past them. They all kept their heads bent until he left his villa.
"Boss, let me get the door for you!" Bob said when he and Gabriel reached his boss's black La Voiture Noire.
"Hand the key to me!" Gabriel ordered.
Bob wanted to respond, but he kept his opinions to himself, and obediently gave the car key to his young master.
Gabriel wore his dark shades and a white cap before getting into the driver's seat. Bob stood still outside the vehicle, waiting on his young master to instruct him on what to do.
"Bob! Should I lift you and put you in the car?" Gabriel shouted after starting the car's engine.
"No, sir. Sorry, sir!" Bob replied and entered the automobile.
It took them a thirty-minute drive for a ride that should have been an hour trip because of how fast Gabriel was driving. Bob clutched his seatbelt the entire journey. When his young master parked the car into the parking lot of the mall, Bob got out of the vehicle, feeling dizzy and nauseous.
"Don't vomit next to my car, Bob!" Gabriel shouted.
"Yes, sir!" Bob replied. He bent over, holding his stomach, ran to the trash bin, and barfed in it.
"Here you go!! Clean that mess from around your mouth before following me. You look terrible!" Gabriel stated and threw a towel at Bob after he had returned to the car.
"Thank you, sir!" Bob replied as he grabbed the towel.
Gabriel and his butler left the parking lot and went into the mall. The shopping center seemed occupied with different species, and it was loud. Crowded and noisy places were number one on Gabriel's hate list. But this mall did not bother him since there was a specific reason he came to this particular place.
Jin! Hurry up. Your dress is ready for you to try on." Mila shouted at her daughter. She and Jin had gone to the mall to pick up their attire for the party.
"I will soon be with you, mother. I need to make a call!" Jin screamed back as she gazed at her phone screen. Since Jin promised her mother that she would follow in a short while. Mila when into the boutique and left her behind.
"Why is he not answering any of my texts? Did he receive the cash? If he did, then I should have gotten a message from him by now. Why is he taking so long to answer my call? Something is not right." Jin anxiously said as she paced back and forth with her phone to her ear.
Gabriel and his butler continued walking, and Bob kept making sure that his young master did not touch anyone or that no one could bump into his master. In the process of keeping Gabriel safe from human contact, he knocked into Jin, and her phone dropped.
"You old fool! Are you blind or dumb in the head? Look what you did to my phone! Even if you sell your old self, you can't buy this phone. How are you going to compensate me now!" Jin screamed.
People that were passing by stopped and watched. The place became even more congested, and Gabriel could sense his inner alpha getting annoyed.
"Madam, your phone does not have a scratch on it. So why are you asking me to pay for it? If you need money, you can beg for it rather than scamming me for some." Bob replied.
Everyone started whispering and pointing fingers at Jin, and that made her mad. She could not believe she had just got shamed by a grandpa and his grandson.
"Wow! Look here, grandpa! It's you and your grandson who are beggars, not me. Do you know who my mother is? You and your grandson are not worthy enough to touch my shoes or breathe the same air as me!" Jin shouted, waving her hand in front of Gabriel and Bob dramatically.
"Uh! Aged people, these days are so corrupt, I can believe he encouraged his grandson to rob a wealthy girl." A lady among the crowd said.
"Yeah! And the grandson can't take care of his grandfather, but bring him out to steal from people." Another man yelled.
Jin folded her hands and smiled. The crowd was now on her side, and there was nothing anyone could do about it.
The noise grew louder, and Gabriel was irritated by all the commotion. Plus, he was mad that someone thought they could get away after embarrassing his butler and him.
Jin's smile faded when she mistakenly stared at Gabriel. Although Jin could not see his eyes, she still felt the need to stand submissively and listen to him.
"You are a dog! Now stop barking and sit still!" Gabriel whispers, but Jin could hear it loud and clear. She squats on the ground, puts her tongue outside, and huffs like an obedient puppy.
The crowd got confused and bewildered about what was going on. Mumbling sounds were echoing around the place as everyone tried to figure out why Jin was acting like an animal.
"Hey, you all! Go home, and don't try to remember your day at the mall!" Gabriel announced, and the crowd did exactly that. They started going their separate ways and did not speak a word.
"Bob, let's go!" Gabriel said.
However, when Gabriel took two steps, he lost his balance and almost fell, but he lent on the wall to support himself. His eyes got dim, and he felt a piercing pain in his brain.
Bob rushed to his young master's side and put Gabriel's hand around his neck, allowing Gabriel to rest on him as a means to help his young master to walk.
A few minutes passed, Gabriel came to himself and removed his hand from around Bob's neck. His butler still appeared worried when Gabriel looked at his face.
"I am okay, Bob. I am just experiencing the side effects of me using my power continuously. There were a few dominant alphas in the crowd, which is why I lost myself for a moment. But my strength is back." Gabriel explains, and Bob's stressed expression softens a little.
"Jin! Jin! Jin! Jin! Snap out of it!" Mila shouted at her daughter. She had been waiting for Jin when she felt this robust power in the mall. So Mila came to check who that power belongs to and saw her daughter behaving like a pup.
After the fourth call, Jin broke free from Gabriel's command and stood up. Her legs were in pain, and her tongue felt weird in her mouth.
"Silly child, why are you disgracing our family name in public! What happened to you?" Mila screamed.
Jin dressed back a little. Although they were in a public area, she was not sure if that could stop her mother from hurting her.
"I don't remember, mom!" Jin cried. She could not recall anything that had happened to her after her mother left her outside of the boutique.
"Okay! Go inside the store and wait for me there. I will be with you soon." Mila said. Her eyes had caught a glance of Gabriel and Bob going up the escalator, and she sensed a familiar aroma coming from one of them that made her want to know who they were.
"Where are you going?" Jin called out as she watched her mother walking suspiciously behind two men.
Gabriel had detected Mila's scent following them, but it did not bother him since he did not smell anything threatening about her, and he could only sense curiosity in her scent.
Mila traces them from the first floor to the twelfth level. However, she stopped tracking them when she got on the elevator and clicked on button thirteen, but she got denied access to that floor.
"Why was that energy so familiar? I could swear that it was Ace's scent. No, that can't be. He and his family are dead. I made sure of it." Mila said to herself as the elevator took her down to level one.
"Ding!" The elevator door opened on the thirteenth floor, and Gabriel stepped out with Bob right behind him. They walked into a long gloomy hall. The lights kept flicking, and they could hear the sound of their feet echoing through the hallway. "Boss, are you sure you want to go through with this?" Bob asked. "Yes, I want to. Now stop talking and follow me quietly!" Gabriel replied. They arrived at a woolly black door and knocked on it. It took a few seconds before Gabriel and Bob heard the door unlock. "Who's there?" An elderly man said when he opened the door. Gabriel was about to introduce himself when the old man asked, "Ace is that you? I can smell your scent from where I am standing. Where have you been all these years, Ace? Oh, where's your beautiful bride and your son?" Bob looked at Gabriel, and he could tell this was a painful situation even for a dominant alpha. "Arthur. It is are, Gabriel." He replied. "Oh my! Gabriel, how big you have grown. Forgive my poor eyes
Selena had never felt this invisible before. She was staring at a top dominant alpha, but he looked more of an ant to her. Her ego had grown, and fear was not within her emotions anymore. As her eyes searched across the room, every dominant alpha bodyguard seemed like a feeble species to her, and Selena could not wait to crush them all. "Brook! Get out of there. She is not an ordinary omega!" Mel screamed. However, it was too late for Brook. His hands started rising towards his throat against his will. He tried to make it stop, but they got stuck to his neck and began to squeeze it tightly. "Please, stop! I am sorry." Brook cried as he started compressing the life out of his body. "I don't allow you to stop strangling until your last breath!" Selena ordered with a mischievous grin, and Brook could do nothing but follow her command. "You two! Go in there and stop her." M
Janet returns to Gabriel’s room. Her jaw drops in admiration as she stares at Selena in the dress. “How Do I Look?” Selena asked. She felt shy and uncomfortable wearing someone else’s clothes. “You look amazing. The gown looks so good on you like it got made for you.” Janet said as she handed the herb to Selena. “How am I going to use it?” She asked Janet. “Ho, silly me. I know you look gorgeous in that dress. But you have to soak in this herb to mask your smell. Mind you, it will only last for an hour.” Janet answered with a smile. Selena put the herb down on the table and unzipped the dress. She knew time was not in her favor, but masking her scent was more important if she wanted to enter the party undetected. Within a while Selena got undressed and Janet led her to the bathroom. Water got pulled into the bathtub for her and the herb got added to it. Selena put her legs into the tub and slid her body inside. “Why does your boss have so many feminine gowns in his closet? Does
Gabriel walks up the stairs toward the loud music. But ten stairs up, he began to feel dizzy and weak. The effect of what had happened earlier to his energy and the way he had been using up his inner power has debilitated him. With his eyes barely able to see the next stair, Gabriel strives to focus all his attention on taking one step at a time until he finally manages to find his way up to the last stairs. There was no way Gabriel could enter the party with the noise and loud music because of his present state. Therefore, he headed to room 1001 since it got reserved for him. Selena walked up to Jin with a cunning smile. She gazes at her cousin with so much hate in her eyes. When their sights met, the drama was on, and Selena was not planning on losing in the game. 'Why isn't she dead?' Jin bewilderingly thought to herself. She felt disheartened that her cousin was not a
The party went on for about fifteen minutes, and people were having the time of their lives. However, Selena has been keeping her sights on the mother and daughter for some time now. Selena knew Mila was up to no good and that her aunt had some awful deeds up her sleeves. Knowing how crafty her aunt was, she focused her entire attention on Mila. As Selena watched from afar and tried not to get caught staring, she could monitor her aunt’s every movement. Therefore, when Mila vanished from the party after getting a call, Selena was right behind her. She did not ignore her father’s teachings about being a great spy. Instead, Selena used Liam’s every word and lesson as she tracked her aunt down a bright hallway and into a shabby underground hideout in a building that Selena never knew existed. Selena stood from a safe distance that seemed safe enough for her scent not to get detected, but also close enough for her to s
Selena's hand rested on the door's knob, and she turned it. The door opens, and she pops her head inside. Her eyes caught the back of a very tall and built guy. "Hey, is everything okay?" Selena asked when she entered the room and shut the door. She stood stiff as she puzzled over why the guy was standing still and staring at a blank wall. With her vision focused on him, Selena approached him and tapped his shoulder. "Hi, did that waiter do something to you?" The man turned around with blood-red eyes and a sly smile. Selena took a step back as he took two steps forward. "I think I entered the wrong room. I am sorry, sir. I am going to leave now." She said in a shaky tone. Selena turned to walk away when she felt two bold hands on the back of her neck. His hands got tighter and tighter by the sec
Room 1001 was still, but the tension within the atmosphere was active. Gabriel kept gazing at Selena like a mad man. He had not said a word for some time after recognizing her. “Do you know me?” Selena asked with confusion. Although she already had an idea of who he was after he had called his name, Selena still wanted to know why he locked her up in his prison and almost killed her. “You love death, don't you? You murdered my twelve best guards, stole my car, and. Wait! Is that my mother's dress on you?” Gabriel asked in rage. Selena looked at his burning eyes, and she stared down at the dress, then she gazed back at him with an innocent expression. But Gabriel looked angrier than before. “I don't think so. There are thousands of dresses like this one. Every snowflake gown out there does not belong to your mother. And I have never met you before, how then can I kill yo
The silence was the only thing Gabriel felt as he stood in the room. He could not hear any sound since there was a total stillness in the hall. If a pin could get dropped the sound would echo like a festival drum. However, the quietness in the room was not an issue for Gabriel. Instead, it was the frozen people that dazed him and freaked him out. "What the hell happened here?" He mumbles. Gabriel touched the face of a young gentleman. He then drew his hand back after realizing that the guy's body was still warm. Everyone was completely motionless, and their eyes got stuck in one direction. There was absolutely no movement or sound in the hall, except for Gabriel. "Omega, who the hell are you? You don't seem to stop bewildering me. Well, I must say you got my attention now." Gabriel stated. He walked past all the stiff party guests and out the door